Three-way pocket



A ril 21, 1926. M. BALLIN THREE-WAY POCKET Filed Oct. 18, 1925 TIYVEHTOR MAURICE BALL/N.

M AT RNEY Patented Apr. 27, 1926. v :1 7 i ni'ria STATES PATENT o-FFi-cE.

MAURICE BAL'LIN, 015 LOS .GATOS, CALTFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO 'NEUSTADTER 313303., OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA.

THREE-WAY robxntr.

Application filed October 18,1923. Serial No.;66 9,21 3.

To all whom it may concern: blank' from which this cloth is cut is also Be it known that I, MAURICE BALLIN, a substantially rectangular in shape and ,of citizen of the United States, residing at Los a size equal to the section indicated at A. Gates, county of Santa Clara, and. State of Notches are, however, cutin the upper and California, have invented new and useful side edges of the section B as shown ,at '6, Improvements in a Threeay Pocket, of 7 and 8, and the cloth intermediate the which the following is a specification. notches is turned inwardly as indicated "by This invention relates to a pocket strucdotted lines at 9 and 10 and they are then ture and especially to a three-way pocket permanently secured in this position "by 13 structure which is particularly adapted to stitching them to the section B along the mechanics outer garments, overalls, shirts, dotted lines indicated at '11. The interaprons, etc. mediate section of cloth is also rectangular The object of the present invention is to in shape as shown in Fig. 3 and it is notched generallyimprove and simplify the construcalong the bottom and side edges as indition and operation of pocket structures of cated at'12 and 13 to permit a section-thereof the character described; to increase the to be folded in under as shown by dotted strength, wearing qualities and utility of the lines at '14, and the inturned portion is then same; to provide a pocket structure which stitched along the dotted lines indicated at is cheap to manufacture and which may be 1.5 and 16 .to secure the folded portion perreadily appl'epl to mechanics garments such manently; as pants, overalls, shirts, aprons and the When the sections shown in Figs. 3 and like; and further, to provide a structure in 4: have been cut, folded and stitched as which, in combination with the garment to shown, it is only necessary to assemble them which it is attached, will form three sepain the proper manner and to permanently rate pocketszfirst, a pocket forthe reception attach them to the garment indicated at C of a notebook or the like; second, a pocket (see Fig. 1) in the following manner: for the reception of a pencil, rule or screw The inner pocket blank A is first laid on driver, etc., and third, a pocket for the rethe "flat surface. The intermediate section ception of a watch, and in conjunction there- D, shown in 3, is then placed on .top 39 with to provide means for preventing acciof "the pocket bank A, on the upper flef't- 35 dental removal of the watch, and to prea d c rne o he s mehc uter pocket vent it from falling out when stooping over. blank B isthen placed on top -of the blanks One form which my invention may as- A and D. The upper edges of the three sume is exemplified in the following descripsuperposed sections are now turned in and tion and illustrated in the accompanying a double line of stitching is run along the drawings, in WlllCllupper edge as indicated by the dotted lines Fig. l is a front view of the pocket struc- 17 and 18. A vertical line of stitching is ture showing it attached to a portion of a then'run from-the point 19 to the point indigarment. catedat 20; this line of stitching being indi- Fig. 2 shows the blank of the inner pockcated by the dotted line 21, and two other 1 et section. V-shaped seams or lines of stitching are ap- Fig. 3 shows the blank of the intermedipliedas indicated by'the dotted lines 22,23,

ate pocket section. 2 24 and 25. The pocket blank sections are in Fig. 4 shows the blank of the exterior this manner assembled and secured with reas k t s ti 'lation-to each other and are now ready to be Referring to the drawings in detail, and applied to the garment. This is accomparticularly to Figs. 2, 3 and d, A indicates plished'by'turningin the outer edges 26 and a section of cloth which is substantially rec- 27 and the lower edge 28, and by running tangular in shape and which is adapted-t0 a double line of stitching along the side 50 be stitched along the edges indicated at edges and the bottom edge as indicated by 2, 3 and i to a garment such as an apron, the dotted lines 29, 30 and 31. The double shirt, overalls or the like. The section of line of stitching indicatcdby the dotted'lines cloth indicated at A forms-the inner pocket 29, 30 and 31 passes throughthe superposed section, while the section of cloth shown at pocket sections and also through the cloth B forms the exterior pocket section. The O of the garment, thnspernianently attaching the pocket sections to the garment. This completes the operation and as will be seen three pockets are formed. One main pocket is formed between the innermost pocket section A and the cloth of the garment C. This pocket is employed for the reception of a note-book or the like. Two pockets are formed between the inner blank A and the exterior blank B, one pocket belng long and narrow, and the other of a similar length but wider.

The entrance to the long and narrow pocket is indicated at 32 and this pocket is employed for the purpose of receiving a pencil, ruler, screw driver, or the like, said long narrow pocket being formed between the stitching indicated at 21 and the side stitching indicated at 30. The third pocket, the entrance of which is indicated at 33, is employed for the reception of a watch. It has a length equal to the pencil or rule receiving pocket, but it is wider as previously stated as it is formed between the line of stitching indicated at 21 and the side stitching indicated at 29. The entrance to both the pockets 32 and 33 is inclined as indicated by the lines 34 and 35 and these inclined entering edges or openings are formed by the folded flaps 9 and 10 of the blank B. The V-shaped stitching indicated at 22, 23, 24 and 25 cooperates with the watch receiving pocket and tapers down or narrows the opening thereto. It at the same time forms inserts or corners in which the watch would very likely lodge if the wearer of the garment should stoop or otherwise, thus preventing the watch from accidentally dropping out. Other means are, however, employed for the purpose of preventing the watch from dropping or falling out and for preventing accidental removal of the same, this means being the intermediate blank section D. It, as previously stated, is attached to the inner blank A by the side stitching 29 and by the V-shaped stitching indicated by the dotted lines 22, 23, 24 and 25, and the blank itself is provided with an inturned flap such as shown at 14 which is stitched upon itself along the dotted lines indicated at 15 and 16. The edge of the folded portion of the intermediate blank D is indicated by the full line 40, in Fig. 3, and by the long dotted line ll in Fig. 1. This edge is free with relation to the inner blank A as it is not stitched thereto and a recess or pocket is thus formed between the lines indicated at 18, 22, 24 and 29; the entrance to the pocket being under the folded edge 4:0 and which is again indicated by the dotted line 41. In other words, if the wearer should assume a position where the watch might tend to fall out, it would very likely slide in under the flap 14 or in under the free edge 40 and would thus enter the space or pocket formed between the blank D and the inner 18 does not pass through the cloth of the garment indicated at C and this edge is thus free with relation to the garment and forms the entrance to the innermost pocket which is provided for the reception of a note-book.

While certain features of the present invention are more or less specifically illustrated, I wish it understood that various changes in form and proportion may be r sorted to within the scope of the appended claims. I similarly wish it understood that the materials and finish of the several parts employed may be such as the experience and judgment of the manufacturer may dictate or various uses may demand. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. The combination with a garment, of a three-way pocket therefor, said pocket consisting of an inner blank and an outer blank, the inner blank being stitched along the bottom and side edges to the garment to form a note-book pocket, and the outer blank being stitched along the bottom and sides to the inner blank and the garment and along a portion of its upper edge to the upper edge of the inner blank only, said outer blank being also stitched substantially centrally and vertically to the inner blank only to form a rule receiving pocket and a watch pocket, and an inturned flap on each side of the outer blank and at the upper end thereof, said inturned flaps being stitched to the outer blank to form slanting entrance openings to the last named pockets and a substantially triangular shaped flap stitched at its top and side edge to one corner of the inner blank and having a free angular edge extending in under one of the inturned flaps of the outer blank.

2. The combination with a garment, of a three-way pocket therefor, said pocket consisting of an inner blank and an outer blank, the inner blank being stitched along the bottom and side edges to the garment to form a note-book pocket, and the outer blank being stitched along the bottom and sides to the inner blank and the garment and along a portion of its upper edge to the upper edge of the inner blank only, said outer blank being also stitched substantially centrally iii) and vertically to the inner blank only to form a rule receiving pocket and a watch pocket, and an intermediate blank disposed in the upper right hand corner of the inner blank and placec between the inner blank and the outer blank, said intermediate blank being stitched along one side to the inner blank and the garment, and being stitched along its upper edge to the upper edge of the inner blank only, said intermediate blank beingprovided with an inturned flap which is formed on its right hand lower corner and which is stitched upon itself, and said intermediate blank being also provided with two V-shaped lines of stitching, one in the lower left hand corner and one in the upper right hand corner, said V-shaped stitching passing through the inner, the outer and the intermediate blank.

3. The combination with a garment, of a three-way pocket therefor, said pocket consisting of an inner blank and an outer blank,

the inner blank being stitched along the bottom and side edges to the garment to form a note-book pocket, and the outer blank being stitched along the bottom and sides to the inner blank and the garment and along a portion of its upper edge to the upper edge of the inner'blank only, said outer blank being also stitched substantially centrally and vertically to the inner blank only to form a rule receiving pocket and a watch pocket, an inturned flap on each side of the outer blank and at the upper end thereof,

said inturned flaps being stitched to the outer blank to form slanting entrance openings to the last named pockets, and means disposed in the entrance. of the watch pocket for preventing accidental removal of a watch. 7

4. The combination with a garment, of a three-way ocket therefor, said pocket consisting of an inner blank and an outer blank, the inner blank being stitched along the bottom and side edges to the garment to form a note-book pocket, and the outer blank being stitched along the bottom and sides to the inner blank and the garment and along a portion of its upper edge to the upper edge of the inner blank only, said outer blank 1 being also stitched substantially centrally and vertically to the inner blank only to form a rule receiving pocket and a Watch pocket, an inturned flap on each side of the outer blank and at the upper end thereof,

said inturned flaps being stitched to the outer blank to form slanting entrance openings to the last named pockets, and means disposed in the entrance of the watch pocket for preventing accidental removal of a watch, said means comprising a substan- 1 along its top and side edges to one corner of tially triangular shaped closing flap stitched the inner blank and having its angular edge free, said angular edge being who-11y covered by the left hand inturned flap of the outer blank.

MAURICE BALLIN. 

